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The Smithsonian’s Asian and Eastern art museum, The Sackler Gallery on the National Mall, is hosting an exhibit of some of the oldest Bible artifacts in existence inan exhibit called In the Beginning: Bibles before the Year 1000.
Over the centuries, the iconic Bible as it’s known today has changed and evolved to what we know […]
Tis the season for Bond…James Bond.
This New Year’s Eve Euronet International is hosting an all Bond international New Years Eve 007 License to Thrill party for “sophisticated singles, couples and groups alike”.
This black tie party has, obviously, a 007 theme. Attendees “travel” around the globe Bond-style, to party rooms featuring a different country’s […]
This weekend, I heard that one of my (and DC’s) favorite restaurants, The Red Sage, will be closing its doors on Friday, after 15 years serving Washington.
For most of that time, this upscale Santa Fe / Southwestern favorite, just blocks from the White House, (605 14th St. NW), was one of the tougher dinner reservations […]
To Catholics, as well as many other Christians and Jews, the areas in the Middle East commonly called the Holy Land, are considered some of the most religiously significant historical areas in the world.
The Holy Land includes locations such as The Holy City – Jerusalem; the city where Jesus was born, Bethlehem on the West […]
Medieval French heroine and Roman Catholic saint, Joan of Arc, at the young age of only 17, overcame dismissal and indifference from French commanders and managed to lead French troops against the English to end the 6-month siege at Orléans in only 9 days. However, within 2 years, at just 19, she was burned at […]
On the Potomac River waterfront in suburban Alexandria is The Torpedo Factory Art Center. The center is, yes, a former torpedo factory.
The day after World War I ended (1918), the U.S. Navy began construction on the U.S. Naval torpedo station in suburban Alexandria, VA. Designed to build torpedoes launched from both submarines and aircraft, the […]
If you enjoy holiday light displays, there are several magical displays in nearby suburban Maryland and Virginia that will delight kids of all ages. Most require a car, but one is a garden walk.
The Winter Lights Festival in suburban Gaithersburg, MD lets you drive through the 3½ mile Seneca Creek State Park holiday light display. With 380 […]
Imagine traveling back in time to the Christmas season during America’s Revolutionary period. At The Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, see what the Christmas season for Americans was celebrated adn how homes were decorated before there were strings of multi-colored LED lights, fake Christmas trees and electricity.
Museum staff will lead 45 minute two words of […]
With just 12 shopping days left before Christmas, people on the East Coast are heading to New York to shop, check out the retailer’s holiday windows and perhaps see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the world-famous Rockettes.
But getting to New York can be a challenge. First you need to gas up the car, fight DC, Baltimore, […]
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